Archive for the ‘DESIGN’ Category

ISArC DIRECTOR VISITS OSLO ACADEMY

Filimone Meigos, director of ISArC and Stein Røkseth, dean of the Faculty of Design in Oslo standing with the informative banners about the cooperation. Photos of ISArC students in action. They are standing ‘off’ the red carpet that was put out for Sonja, queen of Norway. We have had a very productive week in Oslo, […]

December 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ARTESAN MARKET IN MAPUTO

The fortress that is located close to Maputo old harbour There is regularly a market of crafts here in Maputo, every Saturday morning in a square here in town, but occasionally also in the old colonial fortress. The regular market is fine if one can manage the fairly pushy salesmen. Interestingly it is clear that […]

November 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

ISARC STUDENT ACTIVITY

Fashion design students planning outfits It gives me pleasure to disseminate the ambience and work of the students in the academy in Mozambique. There are not so many openings for the students to show their work nor information about the school. Here is a little album showing moments in the ISArC campus in November 2010, […]

November 8, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ABDUL MAKES SANDALS ON THE PAVEMENT

Here is a new example of the great workmanship of Abdul and his guys. Here is an earlier blog about this excellent service. He makes the shoes after discussion about style and execution. Measures by letting the client step on a sheet of paper and he traces around. Here is a bit from the earlier […]

November 6, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

KREATIVE NORTH CONFERENCE

Vilhjálmur Þorsteinsson, chairman of CCP tells about the project that I initiated between the Reykjavik Business School and the Iceland Academy of Art. KreaNord is the name of an initiative in the Nordic region, aimed at improving the framework conditions of the region’s cultural and creative industries. Since it has been my job for the […]

October 26, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

MOZCELEB, A MAGAZINE ABOUT FASHION IN MOZAMBIQUE

The cover and back of the current Mozceleb Magazine. On the right is Maria Helena Pinto posing up to Gilles and Cecilie’s mural in Danse’Artes Mozceleb is a new fashion and culture magazine here in Mozambique. The 4th edition has come out and features some work that we have been involved in. There are posted […]

October 13, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

2D/3D EXHIBITION

One of the most culturally active places in Maputo is the Centre Culturel Franco-Mozambicain, a culture centre run by the French government. They import various artists from abroad and also support lots of local activity. This week, days in a row there have been openings of exhibitions and most weekends there are great concerts. The […]

October 13, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza is a Fashion Designer in Mozambique

Celeste Rodrigues Cambaza has been active in Maputo, but has now shifted to Sweden and intends to develop her skills there while also basing her work in the traditions and inspirations from her home country. I helped her put up a simple portal about her work. I hope she will be able to develop this […]

October 6, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

PURE OIL FOR BABIES IN MAPUTO

Video of the oil making ISArC, the art academy in Mozambique has run its first year and the second intake of students will take place over the Christmas break, which here in the Southern hemisphere is summer holiday. Next March the school will start its second year of full program. But the lower level high […]

October 2, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

VISUAL STUDY IN NUUK, GREENLAND

Conversation in the meeting room in the Nordic Institute. The group explaining the project. Katja Nyborg from Napa on the far left. Our project: VISUAL GREENLAND is one of a number of design strategic projects that I am participating in. It was a course run by our Cirrusnetwork, a network of the schools of design and […]

October 1, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

Jürg Nanni in the Blue Factory

Goddur sitting, Jurg on the left and Dori (action man) on the right. During the summer weeks in Seyðisfjörður (Iceland) many guest come to town. The small village is actually located in the fjord where the international ferry from Norway, Smyril Line, ports. But the majority of those that linger in town are in one way […]

September 20, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

ANTI-DESIGN

I must admit that I have long time ago got completely sick of Design as understood by most. It is the development of products and services that nobody needs, the high streets full of far too cheap stuff, produced in underdeveloped communities in factories run by global conglomerates like H+M. 2-3 years ago there was […]

September 19, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

HENRIK VIBSKOV IN LUNGA ARTS FESTIVAL, ICELAND

In the Lunga Arts Festival last summer we met up with fashion designer Henrik Vibskov. He was working with one of the student groups there, named the fashion group. It was fun to follow their progress during the week, develop concept and then adjust to availability of materials and location. The group created a strong […]

September 17, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, FASHION  Comments Closed

REYKJABYGGÐ, MOSFELLSBÆ

The house seen from below. It is very close to the Varmá river, a river that was previously warm but now the hot springs have been tamed by the local authority district heating system. Although I work as a facilitator for design and creative people (job description: professor of design strategy) I do actually love […]

September 15, 2010   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN  Comments Closed

NUUK, BABYLON, GREENLAND

PHOTO ALBUM OF NUUK BABYLON A block perched on a hill-top flying over the land, no landscaping, no gardening. It is like an alien space ship from ‘Denmark’ Indigenous building is the type of settlement where the accommodation is an integral part of nature and climate. Indigenous peoples are people, communities, and nations who claim […]

September 5, 2010   Posted in: DESIGN, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed